Allergy & Dermatology
SmartPractice 'AllergEAZE' Patch Test
Patch Tests for the identification of Allergens causing Allergic Contact Dermatitis
An exciting new comprehensive Patch Test System
for the identification of Contact Allergens
Owned by Smartpractice of USA (www.smartpractice.com)
Managed by SmartPractice Canada
Launched in North America in February 2007
Distributed in Australasia through Australasian Medical & Scientific Ltd
AllergEAZE Allergen Syringes + AllergEAZE Chambers
optimise patch testing !!!
 Summary Brochure
The AllergEAZE System is described in a one-page Allergeaze Summary Sheet available for download here.
>420 individual allergens
The AllergEAZE System comprises over 420 different allergens in the routine Allergen List.
If there is an allergen you want or are interested in but don't see in our website or price list or catalogue or brochures, then just ask - we have hundreds of other "Special Allergens" in R+D, that can be made available.
If you are using another Patch Test System and wish to change to the superior Allergeaze system, then just let us know which allergens you are currently using and which you wish to use in future and we will do the correlation between the two manufacturers. Most usually a Series in Allergeaze comprises more allergens than from the other manufacturers and some of those allergens will be unique to Allergeaze.
There are frequent additions of new allergens to the routine AllergEAZE range. The website page at http://www.allergeaze.com/Allergens.aspx is the most up-to-date source of information on available allergens.
25 Series 
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European Baseline Series (Extended to 29 allergens!)
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International Standard Series
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US Standard Series
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North American Series 2008
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North American Series (Reduced, without the TRUE Test allergens)
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Antibiotics/Antimycotics
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Antimicrobials/Preservatives
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Cooling Lubricants
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Corticosteroids
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Dyes & Colourants
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Dental Materials
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External Agents/Emulsifiers/Cosmetics
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Eye Medicaments
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Food Additives
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Hairdressing
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Local Anaesthetics
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Metal Compounds
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Medicinal Substances
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Natural Household Substances
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Photoallergens
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Photochemicals
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Perfumes/Flavours
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Plastics/Glues
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Rubber Chemicals
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Sunscreens
Series of allergens can also be constructed from individual allergens already existing in other Allergeaze Series. NEW!
In the Allergeaze system these are known as Groupings.
Examples are Shoe Grouping, Cosmetic Grouping, Eyelid Dermatitis Grouping, etc.
See the Allergeaze 2010/2011 Catalogue for information on these new Groupings.
Request that Catalogue here.
Please ask for further information.
Allergen Syringes 
The AllergEAZE Allergens were initially supplied in Tubes (pictured right), containing 5 ml of the allergen in Petrolatum.
From 1/1/2010 however there has been a successive transferrence to the use of Allergeaze Syringes, also containing 5 ml of petrolatum-based contact allergen.
A few allergens are supplied as 5 ml or 2ml reagent in liquid (water or coca) form in small plastic bottles.
See below under "Latest Product News" for further information on the new Allergeaze Syringes.
Colour coding
All the Allergen Tubes in the AllergEAZE range are colour coded; which greatly aids your allergen management.
The Colour Code Chart is available for download here.
Each Syringe top can be code labelled with colour and number to aid easy identification in the storage Box
Manufacturer
The actual Allergens in Syringes are manufactured by Brial of Germany (www.brial.com).
The Chambers and other Ancillary Products are manufactured by Haye's Service B.V. in The Netherlands.
Quality Control.
All AllergEAZE allergens are manufactured in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs).
The Paul Erlich Institute, (PEI) is the internationally respected German authority controlling the quality, efficacy and safety of medical products.
Certification review of the AllergEAZE reagents by PEI is an ongoing process, whereby many of the allergens have already received certification, while the remaining allergens are either under current review or in the pre-submission developmental phase.
Optimised allergen representation and concentrations
The allergen concentrations are determined in cooperation between SmartPractice and ICDRG, ESCD and EECDRG and other national bodies.
Excellent stability
From the date of manufacture there is a 24 months shelf life; so there is less wastage due to expired materials.
There is a guaranteed minimum of 18 months remaining shelf life on delivery (fresh from the manufacturer in Germany) for all but 10 of the >420 Allergeaze allergens; and for the remaining 10 allergens it is >12 months guaranteed minimum remaining shelf life.
Extensive Ancillary items:
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Patch Test Chambers – superior to other chambers as these AllergEAZE Chambers allow easy dispensing into 10-well Panels with adhesive backing, for direct attachment to the patient's skin.
There is a dedicated Brochure on the AllergEAZE Chambers. Available as high-resolution image for download here (2MB file size!) or as a low-res image here (172KB file size).
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Panels can be divided into 2 x 5 chamber Panels along a perforated strip, or cut into smaller sizes as necessary.
There is adequate adhesive area around each chamber to enable any size of strip to be used..
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Chambers already open for dispensing.
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Square chamber rims, made of inert plastic.
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Chamber rims confirm where the chamber has been in contact with the patient's skin
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Filter-paper already present in chambers, for those few liquid allergens.
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Minimal preparation & easy to use.
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No need for fiddling with tapes and rings and filter papers.
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Optimised for patient comfort.
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Economical, excellent adhesion, consistent performance.
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Very suitable for use with the patient's own products to be patch tested, such as cosmetics, shampoos, sunscreens, work-place chemicals, etc.
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Very suitable for use with Atopy Patch Testing - together with the liquid Skin Prick Test reagents usually used to test for Type I IgE-mediated sensitivity.
This will provide both inexpensive & standardised & easily available allergens together with inexpensive & standardised & easily available chambers.
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In total, the AllergEAZE Chambers minimise the procedural fuss & bother of patch testing, especially when used with the AllergEAZE allergen Tubes.
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Chamber Covers – for pre-loaded Panels to be used later, or used elsewhere.
Simply click onto the loaded Chambers to provide air-tight seals around each patch.
Covers can be cleaned for re-use.
See picture to right.
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Clinic Boxes – ideal for storing and displaying all your Allergen tubes, maximum 70 per Box. See below right for pictures.
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Trays - either single hard Plastic Trays or packs of 50 Disposable Trays. See below right for pictures.
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Skin Markers – for using with Patch Test Chamber Panels. See below right for picture.
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Reading Guides – for evaluation of positive results. See below right for picture.
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Forms
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Clinical History. Download here.
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Test Result. Download here.
Two Comprehensive websites
The manufacturer's comprehensive website at www.allergeaze.com is updated frequently to include new allergens and other new information.
This is the updated source of information on the AllergEAZE allergens.
Provides full information on allergens, ancillary items, patch testing protocols, videos, forms, etc.
The second website is for Australasian clients at www.amsl.com.au and can also be accessed through www.allergeaze.com.au.
Prices
The prices are very competitive indeed, (especially for larger orders) compared to other patch test products available in Australasia.
The Australian Price List 2010 is available for download here.
The List Price for an allergen Syringe is A$30.00 ( + GST) for any and all allergens in the regular Allergen List of over 420 allergens.
Note the cost of the international carriage is incorporated into the price of the products.
Ask us for a quote; not only do we have the best product but our service and prices are very competitive indeed.
Contact us for further information.
There is a 5% discount if the order value is greater than A$1,000:
- If the total order of Syringes and Ancillary products exceeds A$1,000 then there is a 5% discount (effective from 1/1/2010),
so each Allergen Syringe costs A$28.50 (applicable to all allergens),
- The Chambers also receive this 5% discount and so then cost A$190.00 for 100.
Local delivery charge is A$15.00 plus GST, irrespective of volume.
International carriage charges are incorporated into the price of the individual allergen tube.
Australian Customs Clearance or AQIS fees are incorporated into the prices, so are not applied to your invoice.
Before you place your next order for an alternative patch test system, ask us for a quote on Allergeaze!!
Orders
Orders for Australia-based clients are to be placed only with Australasian Medical & Scientific Ltd of Chatswood NSW.
Order by fax or email or the Excel spreadsheet, or call me (0448-022855 or c/o 02-9882 3666 or slee@amsl.com.au) to discuss your requirements.
Export to other ASEAN regional countries (such as Malaysia or Phillipines or Indonesia etc, where there is no officially appointed Allergeaze Distributor) from AMSL may be possible.
Prices are the same A$30 (less the possible 5% discount) but with no Australian GST.
The Courier delivery cost is approximately A$100 from Australia to ASEAN countries.
Your local import duties and customs fees etc are for your own account.
Ask us for a Quote.
Contact us!
Call 02-9882 3666 or fax 02-9882 3999 or e-mail allergeaze@amsl.com.au.
There are two separate Order Forms:
1. AllergEAZE Allergens Order Form - click here to download the 2010 edition specifying each allergen.
This is an Excel spreadsheet that can easily be customised by you for your own requirements by deleting the lines of Series and Allergens that are not required.
Or if you need assistance to create your own customised AllergEAZE Fax Order Form then you can edit this form, or contact us and we'll do it for you.
This Allergeaze Allergens Order Form can be used in any of several different ways:
(a) Print out , fill in the required info by hand and fax back to us at 02-9882 3999, or
(b) Edit out the lines of allergens not wanted, fill in the required volumes ofor the Alelrgens that are wanted and either:
(i) email that file back to us at orders@amsl.com.au, or
(ii) print that file and fill in by hand and fax it back to us at 02-9882 3999.
2. AllergEAZE Accessories only Order Form - click here to download the 2010 edition.
This Allergeaze Accessories Order Form can most easily be printed, filled in by hand nad faxed back to us at 02-9882 3999.
Delivery
Delivery will be by AMSL to your door.
We stock at AMSL Sydney the Accessory products but not the allergens.
Items that are not stocked at AMSL Sydney are ordered by AMS from the manufacturer Brial in Germany and will be delivered by AMSL to your door within usually 10 days but maximum 15 working days from the date of your order.
We deliver to your door so there are no possible problems for you with Australian Customs, AQIS Quarantine restrictions and procedures, advance GST payments, Customs Clearance fees, Import Permits, or other hassles & delays.
Invoice 
Australian clients are invoiced by AMSL in A$, including the cost of product ordered, and the local delivery charge of A$15 + GST.
Note the cost of the international courier carriage and any Customs charges & fees are all incorporated into the price of the products; so you are not charged separately for these.
When comparing prices with our competitors do calculate with other suppliers charging A$40 or more for their international delivery, and possibly also their Customs Clearance charges too!!).
Dont forget the Allergeaze Bulk Discount too!
Payment
Australian clients are invoiced by AMSL in A$.
Terms are up to 30 days credit to approved clients.
The AMSL Credit Application Form is available. Click here to download.
Two trade references are required for Private Practitioners (only), which will take 2-5 days to check.
Credit Card payment is also possible, with payment immediately before despatch of goods.
So if you are not already a client then this is the best option for an urgent delivery from Sydney stock.
Contact us for further details.
Local stock in Sydney
AMSL hold in local stock in Sydney the various Ancillary items including Chambers.
Delivery from local stock is within 1-2 days from receipt of order.
All Allergeaze Allergens are imported specially to your order, so have the longest possible remaining shelf life (most usually >20 months remaining of the nominal 24 months from date of manufacture).
Product Registration with TGA.
AllergEAZE is an epicutaneous patch test system, which is why we call it an "ex vivo" test to differentiate it from Skin Prick Tests that puncture the skin (i.e. "in vivo") , and which do require TGA registration.
As an epi-cutaneous patch test system it is therefore exempt from the requirement for registration on the TGA’s Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
Medicare Rebate. 
See Items 12012, 12015 and 12018 of the MediCare rebate scheme for details on Epicutaneous patch testing.
Click here to download a file with the relevant details re AllergEAZE and Mekos TRUE Test.
Click here to see the relevant page in the PBS website.
Allergen Information
If a medical professional or a patient wishes to receive information on patch test allergens then please see the following sources:
For Smartpractice Allergeaze
>420 individual allergens
To see the details of each individual series click on that series.
To see the available information on any allergen click on that allergen.
There is extensive information on each component allergen of the American Standard Series and of the European Standard Series.
For all other allergens there is brief information, however more and more detailed texts are being developed.
These texts are suitable for both patients and medical practitioners.
They can be viewed onscreen and/or downloaded and/or printed.
For Mekos TRUE Test
24 + 5 allergens of the European Standard Panel
Mekos previously had individual cards for each allergen but they went out of production several years ago.
Now the information texts on each of the 24 + 5 allergens are all updated and are available online, as follows:
These texts are suitable for both patients and medical practitioners.
They can be viewed onscreen and/or downloaded and/or printed.
Other sources of information on Patch Tests:
We recommend the following books:
1. "Dictionary of Contact Allergens" by Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin and Christophe Le Coz, published by Springer in August 2007. ISBN 978-3-540-24471-4
2. "Patch Testing & Prick Testing" by Jean-Marie Lavhapelle and Howard I Maiback, published by Springer in 2009. ISBN 978-3-540-92805-8
3. "Management of Positive Patch Test Reactions" by J E Wahlberg, P. Elsner, L Kanerva and H I Maiback, published by Springer in 2003. ISBN 3-540-44347-9
Latest Product News !!! #1 (1st May 2008)
The European Baseline Series has been extended.
Two new allergens have been added as a result of a recent publication recommending that Lyral and Fragrance Mix II be added. Note also the nomenclature has changed so that the European Series is now known as the European Baseline Series; the inference being that this is the core list of allergens, and the individual user may add to this list of 28 allergens other allergens of their own choosing that are important in the local population. This publication entitled "Recommendation to include Fragrance Mix II and HydroxyIsoHexyl 3-CycloHexene Carboxaldehyde (Lyral) in the European Baseline Series" by Bruze & Andersen and Goossens on behalf of the ESCD and EECDRG, is available for download as a pdf file here.
These two additional allergens are:
ST 161 = 4-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl pentyl)- 3-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde (Lyral)
NA38 = Fragrance Mix II
Both these allergens are therefore incorporated into the AllergEAZE European Baseline Series and are therefore available as part of that series from stock in Sydney .
Latest Product News !!! #2 (17th July 2008)
New Patient Information Texts
SmartPractice has developed two different series of information texts on the >400 allergens of the AllergEAZE panel.
The brief technical texts are available from the website at www.allergeaze.com.
Go to "Products", "Allergens", "Alphabetised List of Series", click on the Series of interest, click on the blue link in the centre of the page
(for example for Antibiotics click on the link that leads to http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=AA .
There is a pdf of the technical information on all the allergens in the AA Series.
The corresponding direct links for each of the other series are as follows:
Antibiotics/Antimycotics AA http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=AA
Antimicrobials/Preservatives AP http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=AP
Cooling Lubricants CL http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=CL
Corticosteroids CS http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=CS
Dyes, Colourants DC http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=DC
Dental Materials DM http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=DM
External Agents, Emulsifiers EE http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=EE
Food Additives FA http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=FA
Hairdressing HD http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=HD
Local Anaesthetics LA http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=LA
Metal Compounds MC http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=MC
Medicinal Substances MS http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=MS
Natural, Household NH http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=NH
North American Series 2008 NA http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=NA
Photoallergens PA http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=PA
Photochemicals PC http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=PC
Perfumes, Flavours PF http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=PF
Plastics, Glues PG http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=PG
Rubber Chemicals RC http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=RC
Sunscreens SS http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=SS
Standard Series (International) ST http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=ST
In addition, there is a completely new series of in-depth Information Texts for Patients on the various allergens of the North American Series.
These can be accessed through http://www.allergeaze.com/allergens.aspx?ID=NA.
There are 66 individual texts such as the one on Nickel at:
http://www.allergeaze.com/PDFs/NA52-2008.pdf.
Latest Product News !!! #3 (18th July 2008)
New AllergEAZE Test Report Sheets
A customisable Test Report Sheet has been created that encompasses all the allergens available in the AllergEAZE range.
This is an Excel spreadsheet that can be edited by you to remove rows of irrelevant allergens, or to suit your own operational requirements.
If you want any help in customising this spreadsheet for your own operational requirements, then please contact us.
This Excel file for Australian-based Dermatologists can be downloaded here.
The corresponding file for NZ-based Dermatologists can be downloaded here.
There are 66 individual texts such as the one on Nickel at:
http://www.allergeaze.com/PDFs/NA52-2008.pdf.
Latest Product News !!! #4 (4th December 2008)
Website to search for allergenic chemicals
http:/chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/ProxyServlet?objectHandle=Search&actionHandle=clear&nextPage=chemidheavy.jsp.
This website can be used to investigate chemicals and other similar potentially allergenic substances, including finding synonyms, chemical information etc.
If you cannot find the info you are looking for here then please contact us at AMS as we can ask the Allergeaze people in North America. Their in-house knowledge and their worldwide network is second to none and so they can most usually be of assistance.
Allergeaze can create custom chemical allergen patch tests to order.
Call us if you are interested to obtain any allergen not listed in the website at www.allergeaze.com.
Not only are there over 400 allergens listed there (updated with new allergens frequently) and commercially routinely available through AMS, but there are a large number of research allergens already existing on the back-benches.
Latest Product News !!! #5 (4th December 2008)
The NA Series for 2009/2010 has been updated by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG)...now with 70 allergens!
The NACDG has partnered with Allergeaze to create an updated North American-based patch test series for 2009/2010.
Further info on the Allergeaze website at www.allergeaze.com.
Latest Product News !!! #6 (28th January 2009)
Price increases due to the persistence of the reduced forex value of the Australian Dollar.
It is unfortunately absolutely necessary to increase the prices of all Allergeaze products due to the approx 25% reduced value of the A$ against the US$ causing our costs to have increased by 25%.
However the selling prices have been increased by only approx 10-15%. Note that other suppliers of patch test systems will have exactly the same problem and have taken the only realistic response to also increase prices.
Latest Product News !!! #7 (26th June 2009)
Information on CD allergens.
See above for information of where to obtain information texts on each of the Allergeaze CD allergens; on the international corporate website at www.allergeaze.com.
Latest Product News !!! #8 (10th March 2010)
Allergeaze Allergen Syringes.
Due to increased regulatory demands on the Germany-based manufacturer of the Allergeaze allergens, there is a successive transferrence of the allergens from allergen Tubes to allergen Syringes.
This is ongoing from 1/1/2010 and applies to all new production batches of individual allergens. Most allergens are therefore already converted now (10th March 2010) to Syringes.
The new Allergeaze Syringes also contain the allergen in 5ml of petrolatum, and so should provide 100 to 125 tests per Syringe.
The syringes are extremely well designed and engineered and constructed to provide optimal control over the petrolatum extrusion procedure.
A sample Syringe is available for your evaluation and comparison to demonstrate the superiority over other Syringes from the other Contact Allergen manufacturers.
For further information contact AMS.
For further information contact:
Steve Lee
Allergy Division Manager
Mob: 0448 022855
Tel: 02-9882 3666
Fax: 02-9882 3999
E-mail: slee@amsl.com.au
E-mail: allergeaze@amsl.com.au
Last updated 9th August 2010
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